{"id":8919,"date":"2024-05-13T08:58:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datanamixdev.wpengine.com\/media\/?p=8919"},"modified":"2024-05-13T08:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:59:10","slug":"two-sectors-holding-south-africa-back-from-getting-off-the-grey-list-and-time-is-running-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datanamix.com\/media\/2024\/05\/13\/two-sectors-holding-south-africa-back-from-getting-off-the-grey-list-and-time-is-running-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Two sectors holding South Africa back from getting off the grey list \u2013 and time is running out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lato, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 1.1rem\">South Africa has hit a bump in its plans to get off the Financial Action Task Force\u2019s (FATF\u2019s)grey list, with two industries in particular to blame.<\/span><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem;font-family: lato, Arial, sans-serif\">In February 2022, the FATF added South Africa to the grey list due to the nation\u2019s weaknesses in tackling illicit financial flows and combating terror financing.On a practical level, the impact is being felt with the European Union adding South Africa to a list of high-risk countries in May.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/751546\/two-sectors-holding-south-africa-back-from-getting-off-the-grey-list-and-time-is-running-out\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has hit a bump in its plans to get off the Financial Action Task Force\u2019s (FATF\u2019s)grey list, with two industries in particular to blame. 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